Caught Between Hope and Despair

Chapter 18: Hello Again, Shane.

surprise.
-luna

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Shane's POV (just so yall wont get confused -_-)

It was the same dream again.

Gunshots rang out all around me. I rushed through the mess of people fighting, keeping my eyes on one person.

"Stop this, please!" I cried out as I continued to rush towards the person, the one I desperately needed to talk to.

And then all at once, time stopped around me. It was just me and the person now. I stopped running.

This was how it was supposed to play out. I've had the same dream for ages now. Then why does it seem so different this time?

"You just want peace, don't you?"

I nodded.

"I want it to end too..."

I slowly walked forward towards the person.

Then the person turned around.

It was a different person this time. This time, it was a girl. A girl about my age, was the one that started this war.

"Shane...?"

I was awestruck. It was a girl I knew. She looked so innocent. Too innocent to start a fight like this.

I knew who she was, but I couldn't figure out her name. She was a girl of many names. But I called her something special. Another name that made her...

"I'm sorry, Shane."

Crap. I didn't think the dream would end the same way.

The girl took out a gun and pointed it at my chest.

"Helen...?"

I heard the sound of a gun firing, and I blacked out.

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"SHANE!"

I always recommend using Lauren as an alarm clock in the morning. It helps. Which is why I keep that mysterious laptop on overnight. It never seems to run out of battery. The only problem is, I can only establish a connection with the laptop on the island.

I got up from my bed and walked over to my desk. "Morning, Lauren..." I groaned out, sitting down.

"Morning? Shane, it's the evening..." Lauren replied.

"It is...? Darn it..." I sighed.

"What were you doing?" Lauren asked.

"Sleeping, obviously..." I answered.

"You know, I really, really hate you right now. You know that?" Lauren rolled her eyes then stared back at the camera.

"I heard it loud and clear Lauren..."

"Well you better listen up more, cause-"